Auris-en-Oisans
Auris-en-Oisans is a winter sports resort located in the commune of Auris in Isère. Its altitude ranges from 1,600 m to 3,330 m and it is linked to l'Alpe d'Huez.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?3 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,810 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,810 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 101 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 69%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 39 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 136 km · Lifts: 18 · Balance between piste levels: 84%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 79% · Magic carpets: 6 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 39 · Nearest railway station: 57 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 41
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 3 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 5 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 943 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
The domain is due to open on 5 December 2026 and close on 11 April 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the ALPE-D'HUEZ station (1,860 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,600 m · top 1,810 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Reliable snow mainly in February; more irregular the rest of the winter.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.4 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.6 h · Mar 8.7 h · Apr 10.2 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December41 cmVariable · 55%
- January46 cmVariable · 76%
- February52 cmGood skiing · 83%
- March45 cmVariable · 63%
- April23 cmInsufficient · 23%
- May—no record
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
27 complete winters measured, from 1988-1989 to 2025-2026 — on average 101 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec30 cmInsufficient · 38 %
- 16-31 Dec40 cmVariable · 59 %
- 1-15 Jan57 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-31 Jan71 cmGood skiing · 81 %
- 1-15 Feb78 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 16-29 Feb92 cmGood skiing · 92 %
- 1-15 Mar90 cmGood skiing · 90 %
- 16-31 Mar70 cmGood skiing · 81 %
- 1-15 Apr55 cmVariable · 66 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2019-2020 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1992-1993 — 5 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →48 pistes, by level — 39 km
- Lifts
- 3 gondolas, 6 chairlifts, 3 drag lifts, 6 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 named trail — 2.1 km of marked loops, 2 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(1)
Trail Level Length Boucle rochette n/a 2.1 km - Piste aspect
- N 30% · E 12% · S 39% · W 20% (descent direction of 53 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- La pomme de pin (1817 m) · L'1 Près Vue (1816 m) · La Petite Taverne (1815 m) · Au Bistrot Chez les filles (1815 m) · La Tablée (1814 m) · Le Printemps de Juliette (1811 m) · Au Grenier (1811 m) · La Taverne (1805 m)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 5 December 2026, closes on 11 April 2027
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
Official piste map
Open the piste map (PDF, 1.5 MB) ↗
Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Auris-en-Oisans only (“AURIS”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Auris-en-Oisans
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (11) →Official players of the resort, live image.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Auris-en-Oisans
From Paris: 7 hr 04 (637 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 15 · 65 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 54 · 124 km
- From Valence: 2 hr 11 · 154 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 23 · 171 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 27 · 167 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Genève: 2 hr 52 · 209 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 00 · 216 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 15 · 291 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 18 · 358 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 19 · 368 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 20 · 336 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 38 · 398 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 34 · 400 km · avoids Col de Restefond, closed in winter
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 40 · 506 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 26 · 579 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 36 · 592 km
- From Strasbourg: 7 hr 01 · 636 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 04 · 637 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 18 · 722 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 30 · 782 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Jarrie - Vizille station
halt · then 57 min drive (50 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 1 hr 15 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 41 by road · 107 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 2 hr 05 by road · 131 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Auris-en-Oisans as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
2 charging stations within 2 km
6 charging points · up to 60 kW
- AURIS - Place des Orgieres · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 24 kW · 0 km
- AURIS EN OISANS-2 rue du Col · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 60 kW · 0.1 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: ancienne piste intermédiare "Bons"
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Auris-en-Oisans — up to 1,080 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal de l'Homme · Combes SE | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 650 m | 1,530 → 2,176 m | SE | 1.5 km |
| Les Grandes Buffes · Versant SW | 1.2 · E1 · F | 630 m | 1,530 → 2,164 m | S | 2.3 km |
| Les Grandes Buffes · Couloir NW | 4.1 · E1 · AD | 515 m | 1,649 → 2,164 m | NW | 3.3 km |
| Croix de Cassini · Face SW | 4.3 · E2 · D+ | 1,060 m | 1,310 → 2,373 m | SW | 3.6 km |
| Croix de Cassini · Versant W | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 900 m | 1,530 → 2,373 m | SW | 4.4 km |
| Croix de Cassini · Combe SE de la Grande Roche | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,080 m | 1,292 → 2,373 m | S · SE · E | 4.8 km |
| Pied Moutet · Versant E | 4.1 · E3 · D- | 1,020 m | 1,317 → 2,339 m | E | 5 km |
| La Croix du Carrelet · Depuis Villard Notre Dame | 2.1 · E1 · F | 482 m | 1,576 → 2,058 m | E | 5.3 km |
| Croupe de l'Herpie : Point 3060 m · Cheminée S de Mâcle (ou Mascle) | 5.1 · E3 | 290 m | 2,770 → 3,060 m | W | 5.6 km |
| Le Mais · par les pistes | 1.2 · E1 · F | 450 m | 1,650 → 2,106 m | E | 5.7 km |
| Couloir de l'Herpie | 5.2 · E3 · TD | 400 m | 2,210 → 2,675 m | SW | 5.7 km |
| Pierre Grosse du Grand Renaud · Versant N | n/a · AD+ | 800 m | 1,530 → 2,300 m | N | 6.1 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Auris-en-Oisans
Ice rink
- Patinoire à ciel ouvert · Huez · 4 km away
- Patinoire des Deux Alpes · Les Deux Alpes · 6.3 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine couverte · Huez · 3.8 km away
- Piscine de plein air chauffée · Huez · 4.1 km away
- Piscine des 2 Alpes · Les Deux Alpes · 6.2 km away
Paragliding
- Ecole de Parapente - Air Ailes Parapente · Les Deux Alpes · 6.3 km away
- Ecole de Parapente - Air 2 Alpes · Les Deux Alpes · 7 km away
- Ecole de Parapente - 2 Alpes Parapente · Les Deux Alpes · 7.2 km away
Museum
- Eco musée des Cours - Musée rural "Alice" · Auris · 0.7 km away
- Musée d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'Alpe d'Huez · Huez · 3.8 km away
- GALTA la Galerie des Trésors Alpins · Le Bourg-d'Oisans · 3.9 km away
- Maison Départementale des Alpages de l'Isère · Besse · 7.6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma L'AgorAlp · Huez · 3.8 km away
- Cinéma Les Ecrins · Le Bourg-d'Oisans · 3.9 km away
- Cinéma des 2 Alpes - Le Slalom · Les Deux Alpes · 6.5 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
943 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 2 hotels · 23 rooms (1 × 3★)
- 2 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 943 bed spaces
Commune: Auris · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office du tourisme
Ski school
ESF Auris En Oisans
25 instructors
🇬🇧 22 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Cinéma des Écrins
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Auris-en-Oisans?
Auris-en-Oisans sits at 1,600 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,810 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Auris-en-Oisans have?
Auris-en-Oisans has 39 km of pistes served by 18 lifts, within the linked Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Auris-en-Oisans?
The longest piste is Sarenne: 8 km (black run), for 1,657 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Auris-en-Oisans?
The highest lift, Fontfroide (detachable chairlift), tops out at 2,156 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Auris-en-Oisans have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 12 installations at Auris-en-Oisans (6 chairlifts, 2 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 14,250 people per hour, of which 2,700 for Fontfroide alone. The fleet spans 1991 to 2022, an average age of 13 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to Auris-en-Oisans?
By road, Auris-en-Oisans is 1 hr 15 from Grenoble (65 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Jarrie - Vizille, 57 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Grenoble-Alpes-Isère, 1 hr 41 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Auris-en-Oisans?
7 hr 04 for 637 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Auris-en-Oisans open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 5 December 2026 and closes on 11 April 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Auris-en-Oisans?
Yes: good snow in the core of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Auris-en-Oisans good for beginners and families?
79% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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